Acton, acton, welcome to We Have Ways 12 Days of Christmas Guests, where we're talking to a

famous face about what the Second World War means to them. And today we're continuing our series

with the BBC Newscaster Sophie Raeworth.

Acton, acton, merrily on high. Welcome to Our We Have Ways of Make You Talk.

12 Days of Christmas, Christmas Specials.

I'm digging down merrily on acton.

Exactly.

Hard, acton, the Harold Angels, seeing and so on.

But last year, the last couple years we've done readings for Christmas, but we thought we'd

do something a bit different. We thought we'd talk to some special guests about the Second World

War inevitably, but where it fits possibly into their lives and interests. So Jim, who have we

got today?

Well, we've got a wonderful guest today. We've got Sophie Raeworth, who needs very little introduction,

but of course, she sees one of the main faces of BBC News and an all-around good egg and also

an incredible run-up. It has to be said. You've done some amazing things haven't you Sophie?

Last time I saw you, you were racing a horse, I simply remember, in Wales.

And I think you wandered, didn't you?

Yeah, I wish. I wish.

And if that is a mad race, the basic I love that, because that started 30 years ago.

And it was a pub landlord who said to the guy who ran the local hunt,

what do you think will be faster over 20 miles of the Breckenbeekens, a man or a horse?

And so they decided to race it. And now, to a 30 years later, a thousand people go and do it

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